Go Away Fair Weather Exercisers!

You can always tell when the holidays are here. Those people can't seem to make it to the gym every other day of the year and are too busy shopping before Christmas. But today, the old guilt set in. I went to Body Pump, like I always do at lunch on Monday. It was full and I was turned away. I couldn't believe it. I'm a regular for God sake! Do they know who I am? Those people have no right to show up and take my space! My entire week was thrown off track! I mean really, I had last week off and still make it there for Body Pump three times! Doesn't that earn me a spot?

I fumed for a while and then drove home and changed and went for a run outside. After all, it was really nice out and I could be months before I can do that again without slipping on deadly ice and knocking myself out. I will hold this against the Body Pump instructor for a long time though. I don't care how hot he looked in his crushed velvet Santa shorts last week!

I've been on the "Detox Diet" since Christmas. I figured the week between Christmas and New Years presented an opportunity. I could keep from ending the holiday season with a weight gain. I caved tonight just a little. You see, I'm having a colonoscopy Wednesday and will have to go nearly two days without solid food. I decided to splurge on some wine and some wholegrain toast with peanut butter. OK. It was a little splurge. It's been bran cereal, fruit, veggies, hummus, and brown rice for three days! I've really been so good and missing BP today really sucks! I can't make it again until Sat. if then.

OK, the colonoscopy. Normally they don't recommend till age 50, but my maternal grandmother died in her 40's of colon cancer so I wanted to be proactive. You should all take care to be preventive as well. Trust me, no one wants to do this, but it could save your life. I've got way too much living left to do and too much to leave behind.

Holiday parties and snow, oh my!

Three Christmas parties and a Christmas concert in two days. I'm exhausted not to mention all those munchies! Last week was a bad body week. I only got in two work outs! I headed out to go running yesterday, but it was sooooo cold and the park was all icy. I could just see me laying there with my head split open after slipping. I did slip while running outside last year and I really had the wind knocked out of me. I wasn't taking any chances. I did get to sport my new winter running hat and gloves that I got as a Christmas present from a friend. I was the coolest looking person in the park. Oh wait, I was the only person in the park.

Well, let's see. Only three parties this week. Yikes! I'd better watch it or my ten pounds will be back quicker than the Grinch can steal the rare Who Roast Beast!

I did have lots of fun at all the parties and the food was great. I don't think I ate too much. Today, I'm just sitting around watching Christmas movies on Lifetime and eating the Sweet potato, black bean, and turkey chili I made. Sundays are the best!

Tomorrow, I'm at least making body pump class before I blow the whole week!

Is wrapping presents exercise?

I kind of had a slacker week. I didn't blog, much, and I only got in three workouts! I'm shooting for a better week, but not feeling so good so we'll see.

Previously I mentioned that shopping should be a sport, but I have another one. . . wrapping presents. It really is a lot of work. You've gotta relocate all the presents to the wrapping room, find the tape, all the paper, bags, ribbons, bows, tags, etc. By the time you've done that, you've cleaned out a closet or two because you can't just dig all that stuff out and leave a year's worth of junk all over the place. Then you sit down with the presents and figure out who gets what and wrap. At this point, I'm completely exhausted because it took me so long to find everything. I just bought a bunch of fancy gift boxes and I still have plenty of gift bags. Those are the best. They sure take the work out of wrapping.

Oh, let's not forget decorating the house. . . same drill. Gotta find everything. I remember a long time ago hearing someone talk about hiring someone to decorate for the holidays and thinking it would take all the fun out. I've changed my attitude. I'll all for it. It's just not that much fun when you have all the responsibilities of life.

There are so many parties this week/weekend. . . four in fact, that I just don't know how I'll get in all my workouts and eat healthy too. I did make Body Pump today, but felt like crap because I think I'm getting a cold.

Come to think of it, that Smart Lipo is sounding better all the time! Oh wait, there's the oozing fat thing after. Oh well. . . tis the season to eat, drink, and be merry, right?